About

North York Family Health Team Inc. (NYFHT) proudly provides comprehensive and compassionate team-based primary care to its patients and community. We are constantly evolving to meet the needs of our community including how to serve our patients differently, how to support our team members, and how we can partner with others to make a difference collectively. We want to make a meaningful and purposeful impact in the lives of those we serve and the broader health system.

We are among one of the largest team-based primary care organizations in the province, working alongside the Department of Family & Community Medicine at North York General Hospital and the University of Toronto, we provide care to about 95,000 individuals, and as a member of the North York Toronto Health Partners (NYTHP Ontario Health Team), are committed to improving the health and wellness of our community.

NYFHT is committed to health equity. We are creating a community where all people will be treated with respect, have their independence valued, and find greater access to integrated services.

We are dismantling unconscious bias and inequalities in health care through our inclusive practices.

We believe that excellence in providing integrated, high-quality patient care is anchored in our commitment to an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment.

• Better cancer screening rates than regional/provincial averages.
• Programs that reduce diabetes levels (A1c).
• Programs that are reducing the impact of mental health as measured by standard scales.
• Programs that are helping people choose better diets and reducing their weight.

Our team consists of an interdisciplinary health care providers including nurses, social workers, pharmacists, dietitians, chiropodist and physician assistant. Together, working with your family physician, we offer programs to support your health and wellness.

We celebrated 15 years in 2023 and launched a new plan that year. As we looked forward to develop our strategic plan, we engaged our team, our partners, and heard from many of our patients and the broader North York community. We are pleased to share the culmination of that planning work through our new plan – Compassionate team based primary care for all.

This new plan includes our updated vision, purpose, values, and statement on equity. Our plan calls on working collaboratively to achieve our vision. If you have any ideas that emerge as you read this, feel connect with us so we can explore them together.

The Board is comprised of volunteers from the community and physician representation from our various practices who subscribe to the purpose of NYFHT,  and contribute to advancing our vision. Board Directors serve fixed terms, and recruitment for new members takes place in late winter. Board Committees comprise of Board Director and volunteers from the community with the skills needed to oversee our mandate. Our standing committees include Governance and Nominations, Quality, and Finance and Audit.

To reach us you can call: 416.494.3003 EXT: 107